Mazatec, Soyaltepec

VMP

vigorous

Alternate Names: Mazateco de San Miguel Soyaltepec, Mazateco de Temascal, Mazateco del noreste

Dialects: None known. 5% intelligibility of Chiquihuitlán ,.

Genealogy:

Otomanguean
Eastern Otomanguean
Popolocan-Zapotecan
Popolocan
Mazatec

Demographics: 27,500 (2000 INALI). Original Soyaltepec variety may only be 900, mostly monolingual. 1,930 monolinguals.

Language Use: All ages. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development: Bilingual primary and secondary school on the Island.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Mexico

Other Comments: Dam built in 1954, resulted in many other Mazatec varieties moving into the municipality. Soyaltepec Island has the least mixture.